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William Simon Burke

In memory of:

Gunner William Simon Burke

July 31, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

43836

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

1st Div. Ammunition Col.

Additional Information

Born:

December 6, 1880

Commemorated on Page 210 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. G. 13.

Location:

Noeux-les-Mines is a town 6 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. The Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the town, on the south-east side of the road to Labourse.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 225 of 926.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 225 of 926.
  • Memorial– Inscription for William BOURQUE (BURKE) at the Memramcook Veterans Park, Memramcook NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Inscription for William BOURQUE (BURKE) at the Memramcook Veterans Park, Memramcook NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)

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